17 May 2021

PASS/START-PROF 4.85 R3 is released

PSRE Co announces launch of PASS/START-PROF 4.85 R3, a new version of smart pipe stress analysis software.

The software release contains important enhancements aimed to make its integration into IT infrastructure of an engineering company even more easy and smooth.

With PASS/START-PROF 4.85 R3, users can experience the following integration capabilities:

• Import load cases from CAESAR II v.11, v.12.
• Import models from CAESAR II 7.0.
• Import piping models from the most popular 3D CAD systems through PCF files.

The new advanced PCF function enables the following features:

• Mapping of attributes: a user can specify the PASS/START-PROF element attribute corresponding with the PCF attribute.
• Mapping of materials: a user can specify the materials of PASS/START-PROF corresponding with the PCF materials.
• Import of piping elements not connected with each other.
• Merging of several PCF files into a single model.
• Import of the assembly 'FLANGE-GASKET-VALVE-GASKET-FLANGE' as a single Valve element.
• Import of the assembly 'FLANGE-FLANGE' as a single Flange Pair element.

The integration features help to save labor costs when transferring data from 3D CAD to CAE systems. The automated import and export allows to avoid errors when transferring data between systems. As a result, enhanced integration helps to increase the efficiency of project activities and to save project costs.

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